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NHL - Hockey Trade Rumors, providing NHL Hockey Trade Rumors since 1996Tue, 03 Mar 2015 21:52:16 +0000hourly1By: hockeyheadhttp://hockeytraderumors.com/maple-leafs-experienced-or-just-plain-old/comment-page-2/#comment-89669
Mon, 29 Mar 2004 14:18:12 +0000http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=8290#comment-89669the redwings are. don’t you read the hockeynews?
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Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:50:25 +0000http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=8290#comment-89668The problem with the Leafs is that they got confused about the whole value of leadership. That is, you can only really have one leader, or maybe a few, if they are pulling in the same direction. Getting 12 guys you call leaders to lead 4 young guys is pointless.

What happens if Ron Francis tanks a game, will Joe Nieuwendyk take him to task? Will we see Roberts telling Leetch off?

When things go badly you want a leader you can turn to. In Toronto’s case I think that was Mats Sundin, I think it still will be. He is a great leader from the looks of it. Bryan McCabe could have been asked to be a leader too I think, but now he is back to twelfth on that ladder.

In any case, Toronto is still a good team, but not a lock. I would challenge anyone to bet on a lock for the playoffs. I’ll take the bet.

It will be interesting to see the match-ups, because some teams have big problems with others (see Toronto vs. Buffalo, not that this could happen in the playoffs anymore). I am hoping that the East doesn’t beat each other up so much that the West takes the Cup. Mind you, the West looks tough enough too.